Display-horse



(No Model.)

H. SGHWEIBOLD. DISPLAY HORSE.

N0 458,598. I Patented'Sept. 1,1891,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY SCHVVEIBOLD, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

DISPLAY-HORSE,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 458,598, datedSeptember 1, 1891.

Application filed October 1, 1889. Serial No. 325,658 (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, HENRY ScHWEIBoLD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Models; and I dohereby declarethat the followingisafull, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to whichitappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to the construction of display-models of thecharacter employed in displaying harness, robes, and other kinds ofmerchandise, and has for its object to chcapen the construction,strengthen the parts, and render the complete model lighter than usual.

A further object is to hinge the mouth portion of the under jaw in amanner to allow of employing a concealed spring to yieldingly close thesame.

My present invention is an improveiinent upon that described in LettersPatent granted to me February 26,1889, No. 398,568. In the constructiontherein shown and described the legs are formed with an outer shell ofwood pulp, paper fiber, or analogous substance, with a central core ofplaster-of-paris, cement, or an analogous substance. While thisconstruction forms a very rigid leg, the central core is of too greatweight, and renders the model too heavy for convenient transportation orfor moving from one position to another.

In the present invention I overcome this objection by forming each sideand the fore and hind legs thereto integral, either by molding or dieingthe same into the desired form, but with each leg bisectedlongitudinally an d inserting a filling-piece of wood between the twosections of leg, thereby rendering the legs much lighter and stronger.

The invention consists in the parts and combinations of partshereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a display-model inrepresentation of a horse with a portion of the hind leg broken away todisclose the filling-piece and a portion of the cheek broken away todisclose the means employed for holding the lower portion of the underjaw yieldingly in position. Fig. 2 is a view showing ,one leg inlongitudinal vertical section with one side removed and showing the legof the opposite 'side in vertical section with the front half removed,showing an edge and front view, respectively, of the wood fillingpiece.Fig. 3 is a detail view of an angular iron secured to the fillingpieceand through which is screwed a bolt for securing the leg to a platform.

A designates the side of the model comprising the head, neck, body, andlegs, whereby when the two sides are properly joined they constitute thecontour of a horse. The sides are formed of wood pulp, paper fiber, oranalogoussubst-an cc, and preferably joined by being secured to acentral filling-piece B, after which the model may be either coveredwith canvas prior to being finished or the form may be painted andfinished in any desired color in representation of a horse. Inconstructing the sides I form the leg of but one-half of the propercontour, as shown in Fig. 2, and insert a vertical filling-piece O, towhich the sides of the one-half of the leg are secured by tacks or nailsD, driven through the shell of the leg and into the filling-piece.

E designates a filling of wood secured in like manner to filling-pieceB, but at right angles thereto, the shell of the leg portion at thepoint of discontinuance being tacked or nailed thereto, as is also thefilling-piece B.

F designates a section of leg adapted to be inserted within the cut-awayportion of the leg, as shown in section in Fig. 2. The section F issecured in place by being tacked or nailed to the filling-pieces B andthe piece E, when the legs are finished to correspond with the sides.

G designates an angular iron bent to embrace the filling-piece O, and issecuredthereto, the horizontal portion being perforated andscrew-threaded for the reception of a bolt 11, which is passed throughperforations in a platform I and screwed into the angular iron G, bywhich means the model is firmly secured to the platform for convenienceof moving the same.

J designates the lower portion of the lower jaw, hinged to the jaw at Kand held closed against the upper jaw by means of a spring IOO L,secured to the portion J by a hook J, and to an eyebolt M, securedpermanently within the head of the horse. Instead of the spring beingformed of metal I may use an elastic spring of any material.

The advantage of holding the lower portion of the jaws yieldingly bymeans of a spring within the head of the horse will be obvious, as itkeeps the jaws normally closed and is always protected from the weather.

When it is desired to insert a bit within the mouth, the spring isunhooked from the hook J and the bit placed in position, after which theparts are again engaged.

By reason of using the filling-piece B, I am enabled to construct themodel much cheaper, stronger, and lighter than formerly.

lVhat I claim is 1. In a display-model, legs formed with a portionintegral with the sides and a supple mental section of leg securedthereto, and an interposed filling-piece to which both sections of legare secured, combined as and for the purpose set forth.

2. I11 a display-model, sides formed with a vertical section of fore andhind legs integral therewith, awood filling-piece secured thereto, afilling-piece at right angles to the vertical filling-piece and securedthereto at the point of joinder of the sections, and a section of legsecured to both filling-pieces, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a display-model, legs formed of two sections and an interposedfilling-piece, in combination with an angular iron secured to thefilling-piece and tapped to receive a holding-bolt, and a platformthrough which the bolt is passed, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a display-model, a head formed with a section of lower jaw hinged,in combination with a spring secured to the section and head within theinterior of the same for actuating the jaw, as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I hereby affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY SOHlVEIBOLD.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM WEBSTER, CARROLL J. WEBSTER.

